Merrick Garland will Finally get a Chance to Appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee as Joe Biden's Nominee for Attorney General

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Merrick Garland will finally get a chance to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee close to five years after Republicans sat on his nomination to the United States Supreme Court.

As President-Elect Joe Biden's nominee for Attorney General.

With the increasing likelihood that Democrats will gain control of the Senate (goodbye Majority Leader Moscow Mitch McConnell,) the Biden/Harris team will have a much easier time of confirming their judicial nominees, including Judge Garland's leading position on the Washington D.C. United States Court of Appeals.

According to reporting by the Associated Press, other Justice Department appointments will be:

• Former homeland security adviser Lisa Monaco as Deputy Attorney General.

Prospective Deputy Attorney General Nominee Lisa Monaco. Photo from O'Melven

• Former Justice Department Civil Rights Chief Vanita Gupta as Associate Attorney General.

] Prospective Associate Attorney General Nominee Vanita Gupta. Photo from Wikipedia

With these latest selections, the makeup of the leading positions in the Biden/Harris Administration is:

White Women: 23

Black Women: 15

Latino Women: 6

Asian Women: 7

Native American Women: 1

White Men: 17

Black Men: 4

Latino Men: 7

Asian Men: 6

Native American Men: 0

The remaining cabinet-level positions to be announced are:

Central Intelligence Agency Director.
Secretary of Labor.
Secretary of Commerce.
Head of N.A.S.A.

Small Business Administrator.

More information on this historic announcement will follow later.